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Athlete of the Week: Page's Paris Kea

WXII's Sports Director Kenny Beck introduces us to one of the quickest and toughest player on the basketball court in North Carolina.

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Updated: 7:16 PM EST Jan 9, 2014

Athlete of the Week: Page's Paris Kea

WXII's Sports Director Kenny Beck introduces us to one of the quickest and toughest player on the basketball court in North Carolina.

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WEBVTT TRACKSHE'S MORE THANJUST A FANCYDRIBBLER.PAGE POINT GUARDPARISKEYKEA IS A HUMANHIGHLIGHT REEL.I WANT TO BE THATPERSON MYTEAMMATES CANCOUNT ON.SHE SEES THINGSBEFORE THEYACTUALLY HAPPEN ONTHE BASKETBALLCOURT SO THE PASSESTHAT SHE'S ABLE TOMAKE...IT'S JUST ONEOF THOSE "WOW"MOMENTS. IT'SHAPPENED SEVERALTIMES DURING ABASKETBALL GAME.TRACKDEBORAH JONESHAS COACHED PARISSINCE 9TH GRADE.BUT THE EARLY DAYSOF HER PAGE CAREERWERE MARRED BYINJURY - A BROKENWRIST AS A FRESHMAN,AND AS A SOPHOMORE-A TORN LABRUM-WHICH SHE PLAYEDTHROUGH...AND STILLMADE ALL-STATE.THIS TOUGHNESSDOESN'T SURPRISE HERPARENTS AT ALL.I WOULD ALWAYS MAKEHER HANDLE THE BALL-LIKE I WOULD STEALTHE BALL FROM HER ALOT AND SHE WOULDGET MAD AT ME AND IWOULD SAY- THEN YOUNEED TO PROTECT THEBALL!TRACKTHEY BOTH PLAYEDHIGH SCHOOL AND RECBALL, AND USED TOPLAY PICKUP ON THESAME TEAM AGAINSTMEN WHEN PARIS WASYOUNGER.THE THREE OF USWOULD GO DOWNTHERE AND CLEANHOUSE- THERE WASNOBODY WHO COULDBEAT US. I'D REBOUNDIT, MOM WOULD FOULEM IF THEY CAME INAND PARIS WOULDSHOOT IT.TRACKIN THE FALL- PARISWILL PLAY ATVANDERBILT.SHE SAYS SHE CHOSETHE COMMODORES'OFFER OVER HARVARD,AMONG OTHERS.AND SHE'S AS HUMBLEAS SHE IS TALENTED.FRIENDS AND FAMILYCALL HER "MAMMAPARIS" BECAUSE SHE'SALWAYS LOOKING OUTFOR OTHERS ANDENCOURAGING THEMTO MAKE GOODCHOICES.I LIKE COMING OUTHERE AND HELPING ALLOUR YOUNG KIDS. WEHAVE A YOUNG TEAM.I'M NOT SURE HOWMANY FRESHMAN, BUTWE'RE FILLED WITHFRESHMEN.THERE'S NOT ONEPERSON THAT CANSTOP HER IM GLADSHE'S BEEN ON MYTEAM AND I'VE SAIDTHAT TO HER SEVERALTIMES THROUGHOUTTHE YEAR.TRACKPARIS KEA- SHE'S ASGOOD AS THEY COME.AND SHE'S THISWEEK'S FLOW ATHLETEOF THE WEEK.IF YOU KNOW A LOCALHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTWHO'S BEATING THEODDS, OVERCOMINGADVERSITY, OR HAS AUNIQUE STORY,NOMINATE THEM TO BETHE NEXT ATHLETE OFTHE WEEK.SEND EMAILS TO"SPORTS- AT- WXII12-DOT COM"OR YOU CAN FIND MEON TWITTER... AT-KENNY-BECK-W-X-I-I.JUST A COUPLE OFWEEKS AGO- PARISBECAME THE FIRSTPLAYER TO BE NAMEDMVP OF THE TIMCOINVITATIONAL HOLIDAYBASKETBALLTOURNAMENT INGREENSBORO THREESTRAIGHT YEARS.TUESDAY- SHE WASNOMINATED FOR THEPRESTIGIOUSMCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN GAME.

Athlete of the Week: Page's Paris Kea

WXII's Sports Director Kenny Beck introduces us to one of the quickest and toughest player on the basketball court in North Carolina.